mine had also been sitting in my closet due to disasters no matter how i tried it, but that was always on wet hair. i don't even dampen my hair now, just put it straight on dry hair.
let us know how it worked for you.
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3a, some 2c & 3b, medium texture, porosity normal, low elasticity
washing/cowashing, conditioning, leave in, protein tx:
curl junkie products. styling:curl junkie conditioners only at times, cj pattern pusha, cj honey butta leave in, cj ciab, cccc, lalsg. cj aloe fix gel is my high dews/summer HG!! sealants - spiral solutions emollience butter, jane carter nourish & shine